Confusion in the kingdom of technocracy
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Our open-source software pushes the boundaries of academic research by allowing researchers to take full advantage of large amounts of complex data and powerful digital technologies.
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In a rapidly evolving technology landscape, our cutting-edge expertise in the fields of data, analytics, computing and software quality provides researchers with the tools they need to answer today’s fundamental research questions.
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We collaborate with researchers from universities and research institutes across the Netherlands on projects in every major discipline. These projects aim to deliver results with a clear benefit to digital research.
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Quo vaditis, humaniora? A call to gird computational loins before it’s too late.
The question of computational skills in the humanities.
The people who build software in the land of dataspeak
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The magic of machine learning: call winners announced
The Netherlands eScience Center is pleased to announce the winners of the call for Machine Learning...
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Our aim is to play a prominent role in promoting the development, (re)use and dissemination of research software that meets accepted standards. Our software development guide provides an up-to-date manual on software development for research software engineers.
Software Development GuideFAIR Software Recommendations
The FAIR Software Recommendations are a set of best practices for research software development. These recommendations are outlined and explained in the FAIR Website, a joint initiative between the Netherlands eScience Center and DANS.
FAIR RecommendationsResearch Software Directory
Our Research Software Directory is made freely available to researchers and organizations who produce research software. The directory makes it easier to manage and share one’s own software and to increase its visibility, reach and impact.
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